About Us

Mission Statement

Together We Act is a non-profit outreach theater company that is committed to educating, motivating, and building confidence in people who stutter, so that they may have the opportunity to realize and reach their full potential through the process of acting.

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Bios

Founder & Executive Officer - David Shinefield

David, a stutterer for his entire life, has acted in two of Yeshiva University's theater productions. These include "Of Mice and Men" and "Laughter on the 23rd Floor". Upon realizing how exhilarating and freeing acting was and that he did not stutter when on stage, he decided to create Together We Act so that all people who stuttered could have a chance to immerse themselves in the world of acting. David's hope is that the theater community will be revolutionized in a way that will cause the inclusion of all sorts of actors no matter what "handicap" they may seem to possess.

"Tough Cookies" by Edward Crosby Wells -- February 17-18, 2013

Director - Kathe Mull

Kathe is a NYC based director and very proud to be working with Together We Act as the director of this production of Tough Cookies.

Most recently, Kathe directed A Midnight Clear to the Manhattan Repertory Winter One-Act Competition 2013. She directed "This Year" in Echoes with Sean Hefferon for AlphaNYC Directing Project 2012. In August 2012, Kathe directed An Honest Mistake and Chorus Call for the Secret Theatre's Mid Summer Nights Festival for which received the "Best Director" award. Other directing credits include: The Hasty Heart for Irish Repertory Theatre, As You Like It, Midsummer Nights Dream and Twelfth Night for Marble Hill Theatre, Jane of Thornfield Hall and Measure for Measure for MARS Theatre company, and others. She directed the original developmental production of Making God Laugh, starring Tony winner, Rondi Reed. Regionally, Kathe directed Greater Tuna for Timberlake Playhouse, On Golden Pond for Old Creamery Theatre. Scripts in development are Prophets of Providence by Paul Moon and Tin Woman by Sean Grennan.

Actor - Sue Camlin

Sue is a member of the South Jersey National Stuttering Association group. She is a life partner to active supporter, Felix, a mom to Dawn and a blessed grandmom to Elora. She has been a teacher for 48 years. Sue is an active member of the Board of the Cherry Hill Food and Outreach Council that feeds over 500 families per month. She is also the chair of the Transylvania Partner Church committee and an active participant at the UU church in Cherry Hill. She has completed 2 years of the Team Management Leadership Program, and has been an Introduction Leader and Family Division Leader at Landmark Education.

Sue is proud to be a member of this inspiring group and says that being unafraid and taking risks has freed her and enriched her life.

Actor - Katherine Filer

Katherine Filer has been a self-employed network consultant for more than 25 years and recently a life coach, macrobiotic cook and an author of "The Merman and the Butterfly". In 1990, she founded the Tri-County Fluency Group, a support group for people who stutter. This group later evolved into the South Jersey Chapter of the National Stuttering Association (NSA).

Katherine leads workshops for the NSA and is an Introduction Leader for Landmark Education. She is debuting as an actress in the play, "Tough Cookies" with a cast of all people who stutter and is excited about this opportunity. Being an actress was the one thing she was sure she never wanted, sure was never possible, sure she could never do and sure she could never be! She cannot wait to share this opportunity with other people who stutter.

Katherine is on the board of directors of Theatre for Transformation and Together We Act. These are two non-profit organizations that are very important to her. She has devoted her life to empowering others to have their voice heard and listened to powerfully.

Actor - Lucy Reed

Lucy Reed is a school-based speech and language pathologist who stutters. This is her first acting experience. She has been involved with the stuttering community since 1998. She is the mother of three adult sons and lives in New Jersey with her two cats.